Ohio State’s thin depth at linebacker got a bit thinner Tuesday night with the announcement that Luke Roberts, a sophomore linebacker out of Lancaster, Ohio, will be transferring to Harvard. Michael Chung of TheOzone.net broke the news on Twitter: Hearing that Ohio State linebacker Luke Roberts will be transferring to Harvard for the 2014 football season.— Michael Chung (@MChungOZone) July 2, 2013 Roberts was a 3-star prospect who verbally committed to the Buckeyes in July 2011 despite the tattoo-for-memorabilia scandal that was putting a cloud of uncertainty around the Ohio State program. Urban Meyer honored the previous coaching staff’s scholarship offer to Roberts when he took over four months later, and the Lancaster product stuck with the Buckeyes as part of Meyer’s first recruiting class in Columbus. According to Chung, the coaching staff loved Roberts’ work ethic on the field and his dedication in the classroom. That affection was reciprocated as Roberts…
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